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primeros auxilios noun
{m-Pl}

first aid(basic care)
noun
[UK: ˈfɜːst eɪd] [US: ˈfɝːst ˈeɪd]

a las primeras de cambio preposition

at the drop of a hat(instantly, without hesitation)
preposition
[UK: ət ðə drɒp əv ə hæt] [US: ət ðə ˈdrɑːp əv ə ˈhæt]

a primera vista preposition

at first glance(after only a superficial examination or review)
preposition
[UK: ət ˈfɜːst ɡlɑːns] [US: ət ˈfɝːst ˈɡlæns]

al primer envite adverb

all of a sudden(colloquial: suddenly, see also: suddenly)
adverb
[UK: ɔːl əv ə ˈsʌd.n̩] [US: ɔːl əv ə ˈsʌd.n̩]

alimento de primera necesidad noun
{m}

staple [staples](basic food)
noun
[UK: ˈsteɪp.l̩] [US: ˈsteɪp.l̩]

amor a primera vista noun
{m}

love at first sight(an instantaneous attraction)
noun
[UK: ˈlʌv ət ˈfɜːst saɪt] [US: ˈlʌv ət ˈfɝːst ˈsaɪt]

cuadragésimo primero adjective

forty-first(41st)
adjective
[UK: ˈfɔː.ti ˈfɜːst] [US: ˈfɔːr.ti ˈfɝːst]

de buenas a primeras preposition

at the drop of a hat(instantly, without hesitation)
preposition
[UK: ət ðə drɒp əv ə hæt] [US: ət ðə ˈdrɑːp əv ə ˈhæt]

de buenas a primeras adverb

all of a sudden(colloquial: suddenly, see also: suddenly)
adverb
[UK: ɔːl əv ə ˈsʌd.n̩] [US: ɔːl əv ə ˈsʌd.n̩]

de primera adjective

first-rate(superb, exceptional)
adjective
[UK: ˈfɜːst reɪt] [US: ˈfɝːst ˈreɪt]

de primera clase adjective

first classadjective
[UK: ˈfɜːst klɑːs] [US: ˈfɝːst ˈklæs]

top notch(Of the highest quality)
adjective
[UK: tɒp nɒtʃ] [US: ˈtɑːp ˈnɑːtʃ]

de primera mano adjective

firsthand(direct, without intermediate stages)
adjective
[UK: fərst.ˈhænd] [US: fərst.ˈhænd]

de primera plana adjective

front-page(deserve to be put on the front page)
adjective
[UK: ˈfrʌnt.ˈpeɪdʒ] [US: ˈfrʌnt.ˈpeɪdʒ]

decimoprimero adjective

eleventh(ordinal form of eleven, see also: 11th)
adjective
[UK: ɪ.ˈlev.n̩θ] [US: ɪ.ˈlev.n̩θ]

disparar primero y preguntar después verb

shoot first and ask questions later(To take hasty, immediate action with serious consequences)
verb

el primer paso es siempre el más difícil phrase

the first step is always the hardestphrase

en primer lugar preposition

in the first place(to begin with)
preposition
[UK: ɪn ðə ˈfɜːst ˈpleɪs] [US: ɪn ðə ˈfɝːst ˈpleɪs]

en primer lugar adverb

first of all(before anything else)
adverb
[UK: ˈfɜːst əv ɔːl] [US: ˈfɝːst əv ɔːl]

for one(as the first in a number of examples)
adverb

for starters(as an initial point)
adverb

festival de las primeras frutas proper noun
{m}

Lughnasadh(holiday near the midpoint between summer solstice and autumnal equinox)
proper noun

hacer sus primeras armas verb

cut one's teeth(gain early experience)
verb
[UK: kʌt wʌnz tiːθ] [US: ˈkət wʌnz ˈtiːθ]

kit de primeros auxilios noun
{m}

first-aid box(box containing first aid and medical supplies)
noun

las mujeres primero phrase

ladies firstphrase
[UK: ˈleɪ.dɪz ˈfɜːst] [US: ˈleɪ.diz ˈfɝːst]

lo primero es lo primero phrase

first things first(let's deal with matters of highest priority first)
phrase
[UK: ˈfɜːst ˈθɪŋz ˈfɜːst] [US: ˈfɝːst ˈθɪŋz ˈfɝːst]

lógica de primer orden noun
{f}

first-order logic(formal deductive system expanded from propositional logic)
noun

planta primera noun

first floor [first floors](floor above the ground floor)
noun
[UK: ˈfɜːst.ˈflɔː] [US: ˈfɜːst.ˈflɔː]

problema del primer mundo noun
{m}

first world problem(frustration or complaint)
noun

que tire la primera piedra. phrase

let him who is without sin cast the first stone(only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment on others)
phrase

quemadura de primer grado noun
{f}

first-degree burn(mild burn)
noun
[UK: ˈfɜːst dɪ.ˈɡriː bɜːn] [US: ˈfɝːst dɪ.ˈɡriː ˈbɝːn]

quincuagésimo primero adjective

fifty-first(ordinal number)
adjective
[UK: ˈfɪf.ti ˈfɜːst] [US: ˈfɪf.ti ˈfɝːst]

septuagésimo primero adjective

seventy-first(ordinal number 71st)
adjective
[UK: ˈsevn.ti ˈfɜːst] [US: ˈse.vən.ti ˈfɝːst]

sexagésimo primero adjective

sixty-first(ordinal number)
adjective
[UK: ˈsɪk.sti ˈfɜːst] [US: ˈsɪk.sti ˈfɝːst]

shooter en primera persona noun
{m}

first-person shooter(game)
noun

sobre de primer día noun
{m}

first day covernoun
[UK: ˈfɜːst deɪ ˈkʌ.və(r)] [US: ˈfɝːst ˈdeɪ ˈkʌ.vər]

tirador en primera persona noun

first-person shooter(game)
noun

tirar la primera piedra verb

cast the first stone(act self-righteously)
verb

vigésimo primero noun

twenty-first(ordinal)
noun
[UK: ˈtwen.ti ˈfɜːst] [US: ˈtwen.ti ˈfɝːst]

vigésimo primero adjective

twenty-first(the ordinal form of the number twenty-one)
adjective
[UK: ˈtwen.ti ˈfɜːst] [US: ˈtwen.ti ˈfɝːst]

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